Jonathan Jansen: 16 books
Letters to My Children
Tweets to Make You Think
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
It started as advice to his own two children entering adulthood, it spread to his students at the University of the Free State and now tens of thousands of his followers of Twitter and Facebook wait for Jonathan Jansen's words of wisdom every day. Each day Jansen (@JJ_UFS) writes a Letter to my children...
by Jonathan Jansen
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Ways of speaking can help heal or they can provoke; they can inflame passions or settle nerves.' Professor Jonathan Jansen is fast becoming a household name in South Africa, for his critical and at times inconvenient voice. In this collection of articles previously published in The Times Jansen highlights...
by Jonathan Jansen
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
'I believe that citizen action is vitally necessary as we come out of the heady days of post-apartheid euphoria.' Professor Jonathan Jansen has become a trusted commentator on the state of South Africa -- reminding us of our past and asking citizens to leave their comfort zones and contribute to righting...
Song for Sarah
Lessons from my Mother
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
In this, Jansen’s most personal and intimate book to date, South Africa’s beloved Professor contemplates the stereotypes and stigma so readily applied to Cape Flats mothers as bawdy, lusty and gap-toothed – and offers this endearing antidote as a praise song to mothers everywhere who raise families...
Lied vir Sarah
Lesse van my Ma
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
In Lied vir Sarah, Jansen se persoonlikste en mees intieme boek tot op hede, daag Suid-Afrika se geliefde professor die stereotipes en stigma uit wat so maklik op Kaapse Vlakte-ma's van toepassing gemaak word as luidrugtig, wellustig en sonder tande – en bied hy dié deernisvolle verhaal aan as...
Great South African Teachers
A Tribute to South Africa's Great Teachers from the People Whose Lives They Changed
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
At a time when newspapers are full of the woes of the South African education system and stories of teachers who let the children in their classes down, this book shows that this is not the whole picture; it is a celebration of heroic teachers who have struggled against great odds to give their students...
Making Love in a War Zone
Interracial Loving and Learning After Apartheid
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Can racism and intimacy co-exist? Can love and friendship form and flourish across South Africa’s imposed colour lines?
Who better to engage on the subject of hazardous liaisons than the students Jonathan Jansen served over seven years as Vice Chancellor of the University of the Free State,...
As by Fire
The End of the South African University
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2017
What are the real roots of the student protests of 2015 and 2016? Is it actually about fees? Why did the protests turn violent? Where is the government while the buildings burn? Former Free State University vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen delves into the unprecedented disruption of universities that...
by Jonathan Jansen
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Toe Prof. Jonathan Jansen 'n kind was, het sy ma 'n spreekwoord gehad wat hom bygebly het: My kind, bokdrolletjies is nou eenmaal nie rosyntjies, al lyk dit baie dieselfde. Moet nooit die twee deurmekaar kry nie.
Leading for Change
Race, intimacy and leadership on divided university campuses
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
This book offers new theoretical ground for thinking about, and transforming, leadership and higher education worldwide. Through an examination of the construct of intimacy and ‘nearness’, including emotional, spiritual, psychic, intellectual, and physical closeness, Jonathan Jansen demonstrates...
How to Fix South Africa's Schools
Lessons from Schools that Work
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
South Africa has an education crisis, despite the fact that the government spends the biggest slice of its budget on education, more than any other African country. And yet the crisis persists. Jansen and Blank looked at South African schools that work, in spite of adverse conditions -- schools in...
A School Where I Belong
Creating Transformed and Inclusive South African Schools
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2018
Over the past few years, it has become clear that the path of transformation in schools since 1994 has not led South Africa’s education system to where we had hoped it could be. Through tweets, posts and recent protests in schools, it has become apparent that in former whites-only state schools,...
by Robert Jeschonek, David Estes, Jonathan Moeller
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2017
Fantasy Bridge is thrilled to present its first collection from bestselling authors and newly emerging writers. These stories transport you to new and wondrous worlds. Places where dragons roam free and where magic is as natural as blood. From epic battles to the temptations of demons, the exciting...
Children, Youth and Adults with Asperger Syndrome
Integrating Multiple Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2004
This book offers a comprehensive overview of clinical, research and personal perspectives on Asperger Syndrome, including contributions from parents and experts in the fields of psychology, social work, psychiatry, genetics, sexology and vocational counselling.
It includes first-hand accounts...
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